Posted by Gamemaster Christopher Bennett (GMT) in Main Sim: Starbase 51 Admiral’s Office

Posted by Captain Johann Dvorak (CO) in Main Sim: Starbase 51 Admiral’s Office

Posted by Captain Johann Dvorak (CO) in Main Sim: Starbase 51 Admiral’s Office
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SNIP

OOC: I’m merging the thread split between Janice and I

“What do you know about these hacking attempts?” he asked Lieutennant Kelly as he kept following her down the corridor.

“Very little honestly. They started about two weeks ago and, so far they have been the same. Someone attempts to hack into our computer system, but does so to access a file that isn’t classified or protected, usually food based. The breech itself lasts only a few minutes then disappears, leaving no trace. As far as I know, until today, they have all been directed at the Starbase’s computer systems. Our patrol craft have not been targeted.” She explained in an almost gitty sort of way.

The Captain was not impressed with the sound of this news, and even less so with the way it was being delivered. Nonetheless, he wanted to know as much about it as he could, so he put that annoyance aside.

“You’ve not been able to trace the origin point?” Avik asked, finding it a bit odd.

Kelly shook her head. “Not that I am aware of.” She replied honestly.

She didn’t recall any reports over suspicious activity on the base. Inwardly, she frowned at the sloppiness of the Admiral, but held her opinion to herself. It wasn’t her place to judge him over his decisions.

“What have they been looking for?” the Captain asked.

They approached the Admiral’s office and walked in. Inside was a waiting area with a Androrian LT sitting at a desk on the left side of the room. On the right side was a few chairs and a view port that looked out into the surrounding space. Off in the distance the Europa was visible.

The secretary glanced up when the door opened.

“Ah LT. Kelly, Yes, Admiral Mcginnis is waiting for you, you may enter.” She said before Lt Kelly could say anything. “Good Afternoon Captain.” She greeted Captain Dvorak when he entered the room. She motioned to a door that was off to her left near the waiting area chairs.

Dvorak acknowledged the receptionist silently as he kept moving fluidly towards the Admiral’s office doors.

Lt. Kelly smiled warmly then approached the door. She pressed the chime. “Enter” came the response. Lt. Kelly motioned for the Captain and XO to enter his office.

The office in which Rear Admiral Jason Mcginnis was decorated rather lavishly. He had art work from various planets hanging on the walls of his office. Along the back wall, behind his desk were several plaques and commendations, including a framed copy of his promotion to Rear Admiral. He stood near a window in his office, which, like the one in the waiting area overlooked the surrounding space. Two blue green vines framed the window on either side. His office was lit dimmer then most other offices, but wasn’t hard to see in. Several Padds lay scattered on his desk a small works station was open on the right hand side.

Discreetly, Johann used the magnification feature of his right occular implant to try to read the stardate off of McGinnis’ promotion to Rear Admiral. He knew very little about the man, and was curious as to how long he had been commanding.

The stardate shows that he was promoted 2 months and 16 days ago.

New to the Admiralty, Johann thought with a mental shudder. A nagging suspicion began forming about why they were here, one that he tried not to contemplate too much at this particular moment, lest he appear displeased.

He turned to greet the newcomers with an outstretched hand. “Captain Dvorak, Commander Avik, Admiral McGinnis.”

-GMT

“Nice to meet you Admiral,” Dvorak said, taking the Admiral hand and shaking it firmly. “What can Europa do for you?”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

Avik nodded as the Admiral shook hands with Dvorak.

“Thank you Lt.” he said to Lt Kelly. She nodded and left the room. As soon as the doors closed to turned his attention to the Dvorak and Avik.

“Officially, You have been temporarily assigned to me for a routine deep space exploration assignment. There is a lot of uncharted space out there and we need someone to go out and explore it for us.” He explained, moving back towards his desk.

-GMT

Avik narrowed her eyes for a moment. She sensed there was something more to it than what meets the eye causing her to glance at the CO. The XO hoped the man had caught the same thing she had and would inquire about it. She felt there might’ve been an unofficial reason for their assignment.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr

Johann raised an eyebrow at this, while not really being as surprised at the ‘officially’ prepending the Admiral’s statement as he pretended to be. “And, unofficially…?”

– Johann Dvorak, CO

The Admiral sighed and motioned for them to sit down opposite him at his desk. He took a seat behind his desk.

“For the most of the last year, We have had what I would consider a slow, but steady trickle of refugees coming in from the uncharted space. All civilians and only one having any sort of governmental rank. All farmers, commercial traders, agricultural machinists, food service workers and the like. They usually come in groups of two or three on small vessels, all asking for asylum. Prior to this, we rarely, if ever came in contact with anyone from those regions, now it’s a steady trickle.” He reached into his desk, looking for something.

“I have been asking Star Fleet Command for months to send me a ship capable of deep space exploration so that we could investigate this. However, it wasn’t until these security breaches started happening, the murder of that government official and my promotion to Admiral that I was able to convince them. We are just to backwater for star fleet to be too concerned about.” He pulled out a memory chip, setting it on his desk in front of him.

-GMT

“A government official was murdered? What happened?” Avik asked, focusing on one thing at a time.

The death seemed higher priority. It was difficult not to barrel the man over with the numerous questions racing through her mind. Her curiosity pounded at her skull while she subtly inhaled, calming her irritated brain and giving nothing away. She was grateful that there were no empaths within the office.

–XO, Avik, Lt. Cmdr